Resisting reductionism in mathematics pedagogy

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Resisting reductionism in mathematics pedagogy

Although breaking down a mathematical problem into smaller parts can often be an effective solution strategy, when the same reductionist approach is applied to mathematics pedagogy the effects are far from beneficial for students. Mathematics pedagogy in UK schools is gaining an increasingly reducti...

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Main Author:	Foster, Colin
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis Group 2013
Subjects:	complexity theory holism mathematics curriculum mathematics education pedagogy reductionism task design teacher accountability teacher professionalism
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2465/

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